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2/5/2013, Shevat 25, 5773

McCain Compares Ahmadinejad to Monkey

Senator John McCain compared Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to a monkey on Monday, after Ahmadinejad said he wanted to be the first Iranian in space. Responding to reports, last week, that the Islamic Republic had launched a monkey into orbit, the Arizona Republican asked readers on the Twitter social Website, "So Ahmadinejad wants to be the first Iranian in space - wasn't he just there last week?"